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PLX Inc.

When two separate bundles of parallel light beams having
the same characteristic wavelength and propagation are
combined, the combination of the bundles causes a phenomenon
called light interference....
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Monolithic Optical Structure Technology (M.O.S.T.) is a unique optical innovation that combines all of the elements of a complex optical setup into a single monolithic unit.
M.O.S.T. achieves superb...
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The European Space Agency's Mars Express will investigate the red planet from orbit and from the surface. The craft's orbiter features the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer, which employs novel hollow...
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Applications such as boresighting, beam alignment and beam delivery
require the critical alignment of one optical axis or line of sight with another. In
these applications, the beams must be parallel...
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Voice communication in free space was demonstrated at ranges larger than 200 meters. A new retro-reflector design, incorporating more modulated mirrors had been constructed. This configuration was...
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The first of these space experiments is the ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer). The major scientific goal of the experiment is to measure and understand the...
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